2026 I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge Week Twenty-One: 20 Books on Sale

Twenty-five years is a long time to keep a secret. But telling the truth can be deadly.

Investigative journalist Digger Doyle arrives for a press conference at a remote wind farm in New Mexico, expecting a routine environmental story, not a body at the base of a wind turbine. The victim? Carmen Lawlor, a controversial activist whose crusade against wind energy earned her admirers and powerful enemies.

One reporter. One protest. One storm that will change everything.

When journalist Elizabeth “Digger” Doyle meets protest leader Maria Ortiz she is drawn into both the fight for justice and a love that challenges her professional ethics. As she digs into the politics she uncovers a web of corruption. Atmospheric, emotional and richly layered.

After demon elementals kill the good folks Sheriff Cali McCade has sworn to protect, the last place she expects to find herself is the future.

When the elementals show up to destroy Oblivion all over again, can Cali find a way to defeat the demons, keep her cover, and still ride off into the sunset?

September's small town escape caused her to question everything.

When Mattie’s new girlfriend leads her into drugs and violent behavior, September seeks help from Kate, who blames September for their breakup. As September and Kate work together, friendship blossoms and confusion over her new feelings grows. September wonders, is it Mattie she has feelings for, or Kate?

Love and outlawing are a dangerous mix

Outlaw Elle Barstow’s life is upended when she rescues headstrong Isabella Collins from a stagecoach robbery gone bad. Will Elle betray a trusting Izzy to collect a reward for her safe return? Or will her growing feelings for the beautiful young woman thaw her hardened outlaw heart.

When darkness falls, look for stars

Bebe took her free hand and held it tightly. She leaned in and placed her lips softly onto Pony’s beer-scented ones. Their eyes met and sweet, honeyed emotion grew between them. They kissed again, and Bebe finally knew how Pony felt about her.

When Lily Dawson’s estranged father passes away, she’s forced to return to her childhood home in New Mexico to settle his affairs and prepare the sprawling cattle ranch for sale.

Once there, Lily is dumbfounded by what she discovers. It seems that her Air Force father has been assisting the federal government in protecting the United States from alien threats—threats from other worlds.

Lily has no intention of taking her father’s place in his work. But when a new menace emerges, she reluctantly steps in to fill his shoes.

Kate Winters, author of the popular mystery series The Masters, finds herself in a bit of a predicament - she doesn't seem to be able to write any longer.

Leaving behind the Dallas heat – and her girlfriend, Robin – Kate retreats to the high mountain desert and soon finds herself surrounded by Brenda’s eccentric friends and artists. But it’s the local sheriff, Lee Foxx, who soon grabs her attention. It doesn’t take long for Kate to discover that Lee has a penchant for dating the young tourists that flock to the river canyon each summer – and that Lee has no intention of ever settling down.

Workaholic Erin Ryder was on the fast track to self-destruction.

Reeling after her lover walked out on her, she turned to booze and caffeine to make it through each day. After a family intervention, she finds herself on a remote ranch in New Mexico—on womyn’s land—to detox and heal. No cell service, no Internet—she’s convinced she won’t last three days, much less for the three-month sentence her father has mandated.

In the crossover that fans have been clamoring for, it’s a heart-pounding race against time that challenges the courage and commitment of the exceptional women from Gerri Hill’s Hunter’s Way and Devil’s Rock Series.

A vacation out of the city sounds like just the ticket for Tori Hunter and Sam Kennedy. Joining their Dallas Police Department pals Casey O’Connor and Leslie Tucker in a rented RV, they set out for the New Mexico mountains—and on a collision course with a manhunt.

Love doesn’t wait to be invited in…

When Ainsley and Greer meet on a flight to New Mexico, love is the last thing on either of their minds, but tall mountain vistas, big blue skies, and hot, hot green chili all combine to create a rush of endorphins begging for release.

A daring woman bandit terrorizes America's southwest...

The time is the gold rush days in New Mexico Territory. Embittered Margarita Sanchez has sworn to avenge the racist lynching of her Anglo husband and the loss of the ranch they had built together. Accompanied by three male companions, she ruthlessly extracts her revenge in a series of stagecoach robberies. Then a gang member is critically wounded during a bank holdup, and Margarita is forced to take Julia Blake hostage, bringing her back to the gang’s camp.

While in New Mexico for the funeral of a dear friend from her childhood, Shana finds herself erroneously implicated in a brutal murder that smacks of a mob hit, making Shana fear for the safety of everyone she loves.

Embroiled with forgeries and a clandestine Secret Society of women—whose primary goal is to prevent the victimization of women everywhere—the gang will have to call on all of their combined resources and use the strength of their affection and faith in one another to defeat an unknown but malevolent and powerful enemy.

A darkly funny and moving debut novel about the unforgettable Agatha, whose devotion to a widow with dementia (and an inconvenient attachment to her daughter’s grave) sparks a radical reckoning with life, loss, and love’s aftermath.

Sharp, watchful, at once thrillingly perceptive and hidden from herself, Agatha is as imposing as the vast landscape her rustic adobe home overlooks. Loosely inspired by the life of Agnes Martin, I Am Agatha introduces us to this irascible, indelible character who learns—over a stretch of strange, singular days—new ways to fathom life, death, and her own heart.

An ice child, her protector, and a century-old prophecy..

For as long as Cait Fallon can remember, she has been running. Running from her past, from anyone that tries to reach out to her, but mostly, from herself. Snow Bennett is running as well. When their worlds collide, an eternal flame is sparked, and then preserved in unbreakable ice.

A cursed scribe. A nightmare Librarian. Giving her heart could cost her everything.

After waking with no voice, no memory and a dark curse mark spreading across her skin, a hauntingly beautiful Librarian might be the only thing that can save a cursed scribe.

Some treasures should stay buried. Some secrets should never be unearthed.

Riley thought she wanted treasure. But aboard a ship bound for cursed waters, she’s drawn to its captain and first mate in ways she can’t explain, and finds something deeper—something far more dangerous. Only one thing is for certain: the sea always takes its due.

Magic-induced amnesia meets forbidden love and forced proximity in a remote temple.

Tiss awakens in a mountaintop temple with no memories of herself. Elodie is a High Priestess guarding dangerous secrets. In the remote Temple of Eisha, where danger lurks and questions abound, can they grapple with the volatile attraction between them long enough to survive the Prioress’s twisted deeds?

Gwen could never have expected how one choice would change both her life and her country.

Faced with her own personal bogeymen and a growing movement to change the cruelty of her country, will Guinevere Flynn choose to lay down or stand up against the injustices that have ruled her life and the land she lives in?

Few illusions are more effective than the ones you make for yourself.

The only thing sadder than a freelance wizard in Atvalia is an alcoholic freelance wizard in Atvalia. So when Vimika is offered a job that could buy her all the isolation (and booze) she could ever want, she jumps at the opportunity. If only she knew where she was going to land.

On the hunt for the truth, a princess and an outcast find much more than they expected.

A princess and an outcast have little in common, but when they are forced to work together to save a dying elf tribe, they will have to uncover the truth that unites them or watch it vanish like a desert mirage. Or go up in the flames of war.

An orphaned girl bonds with the last dragon cub in Ireland.

When Ash bonds with an orphaned dragon cub, the two of them become pawns in a bid for power. Forced to flee, dragon and dragonmage embark on a quest to seek the answers as to why they were bonded and what their future holds.

Their hearts belong to each other, but their bonds say otherwise…

Soli, a snake-shifter, has fallen for Ren, the dog-shifter next door. When an infamous witch chooses Ren as her disciple, Soli goes in her stead. Eventually, they’re reunited, but find themselves on opposite sides. Can their bond withstand the pressure, or will it collapse under the weight of their duties?

Keth’s investigation into events in her and Theraine’s shared past rekindles their old spark, but will it also topple an empire?

Keth is the commander of the Capital Guard, and her old school rival Theraine has just returned to the Imperial Court. Keth’s investigation into events in her and Theraine’s shared past rekindles their old spark, but will it also topple an empire?

Bet is done with the Last Court, but the Last Court isn't done with Bet.

Bet is sworn to the Last Court, a secret magical society in the shadows of modern New York City, and her heart belongs to the Grand Sorceress. But her attempts to court Vivienne end in disaster, and disillusionment drives her away. The Court, however, isn’t done with Bet.

Elena submits to her sexy witch, vampire, and werewolf neighbors!

Elena Cortez discovers she lives in the best neighborhood ever: filled with supernatural hotties that can’t wait to dominate her sensual curves. Will she submit to mischievous witch Cassia, sultry vampire Juliana, powerful werewolf Kaia or all three? Find out in these fun and erotic supernatural stories!

Sexy witches, vampires, werewolves, and ghosts!

Elena is living with a house full of supernatural hotties. And they love having submissive fun with her. Find out what naughty shenanigans she gets up to with a sexy witch, vampire, werewolf, and ghost at the local carnival, on a nude camping trip, and at a sexy witch convention.

Sometimes the love you've dreamed of isn't just a dream.

You’re a young butch in the military, and your convoy is ambushed. Instead of dying, you are taken to a secret realm to train as a soldier and find the family you never had. Your first mission, to rescue the femme of your dreams, ends up rescuing a town, too.

Sometimes the only thing that limits you is your own expectations.

When Vee handed her power as The Goddess to Gala, she handed her heart to Halle and expected just to be a girl in love. No one guessed that the God behind Oly’s wrath was petty, angry, malicious, and ready to destroy the realm for his own grudges.

7 Unlikely Companions. 5 Libraries. 1 Hidden Prophecy.

An epic romantic fantasy standalone for adults, The Great Tree of Iris combines a 30-year-old FMC’s map-crossing quest with fade-to-black sapphic romance in a queernormative world. Perfect for fans of Samantha Shannon, L.R. Lam, S.A. Chakraborty, Saara El-Arifi, and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Seven years stolen. A cure forgotten. A love worth fighting for.

Stolen memories. A dying lover. A plague consuming the world. The cure is locked in Isangri’s fractured mind — but so are the mistakes that broke her.

Samara Breger’s Walk Between Worlds is a romantic queer fantasy adventure that will make you laugh even as it keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Denied a knighthood and framed for kidnapping a princess, Sergeant Major Scratch Keyes escapes with a charming rogue of a fae guide—and can’t stop staring at her. A perilous rescue, a shadowy forest, and a dangerously compelling woman push Scratch toward truths she never expected…or dared to want.

A handful of heroes; an impending cataclysm. Can Ariel and her friends save the world as they know it?

Imagine creative visionaries thriving in a vibrant, abundant land, where love and kindness reign. Introduce an insurmountable threat that could end it all. Although estranged for thirty years, former lovers Ariel and Lysandra must work together to defy the odds if they stand a ghost of a chance for survival.

Marani is no longer human.

In the aftermath of treasonous princesses, soothsaying secrets, and ruined balls, Marani finds herself a chimera: not quite human, but not fully dragon, either.

If you knew the gods worked from a building in Santa Monica, California, would it change you?

Avenging fury Alectho (Alec) Graves has been tasked with saving the world, when she isn’t out seeking justice for those innocents who suffer at the hands of evil-doers. If she fails in her mission, those she loves will cease to exist.

Selene Perkton is a philosophy professor in Los Angeles. She lives an ordinary, well scheduled life, and knows her place in it. When Alec appears, the world she thought she knew becomes a very different place.

A Most Inconvenient Love

Nothing interesting happens in Yarensport, a sleepy community on the sleepier planet of Qahrain. Not until the Temple announces a new priestess has been assigned to oversee the souls of thousands.

Farmgirl Sulim di’Graelic isn’t devout. Yet when she attends Priestess Mira’s first sermon, she swears she’s had a religious experience.

Love at first sight. Infatuation in its finest form.

A butch/femme retelling of the Fisher King legend.

Galeas, a blind butch knight, seeks to rescue the woman – Liban – she discovers in the middle of a cursed flood. Yet saving Liban from the waters is no easy task as time, memory, and family oaths put them both in danger, even as romance stirs between the pair.

What are the consequences when an assassin falls in love?

I am the best assassin no one has seen, the woman without a face. Flirting with a pretty socialite on an assignment wasn’t the plan, but there’s nothing wrong with having a little fun. Or so I thought.

This is not your normal happily ever after...

A tragic misunderstanding, a horrendous punishment….

Emilia Drakon's quest for vengeance will lead her right into the arms of the most dangerous pirate in Aletharia, Captain Maria Welles.

A 2022 Goldie award-winning sapphic fantasy for people who love dangerous women, magical worlds, and lesbian pirates.

From the award-winning author of Pirates of Aletharia, comes its highly anticipated sequel, Goddess of the Sea.

Emilia Drakon, pirate, fugitive, and dragon sorceress, loves her captain and her dragons, and she’ll do whatever it takes to protect them—including the will of a sea goddess.

Nine worlds. Two outcasts. One destiny.

Sixteen-year-old Sigrid wants more than anything to be a valkyrie. When she sees a vision of herself atop the eight-legged stallion, Sleipnir, she knows what she must do. She teams up with a fallen valkyrie named Mariam to chase after her destiny—and together, they cross the nine worlds to seek out the power that lies beyond the gates of Hel.

Will Meela choose to save her people or the mermaid she loves?

A forbidden romance. A battle for control of the seas. Will Meela choose to save her people or the mermaid she loves?

Sapphic fairytale mashup with monsters and magic.

Alice never wanted to return to Underland. She thought it was all a dream, now she’s back and she’s found friendship in Red; a werewolf with a vengeance. Is Alice willing to do what it takes to get back home and save herself or will she be another casualty in Red’s fight for revenge?

Vesper and Bellamy hated each other, until they became reliant upon one another for survival.

A dark fantasy romance which follows two assassins stuck working a contract for their corrupt employer. Until one of their assignments goes horribly wrong. Then, they’re forced to face all their lies, betrayals, and heartbreaks in order to survive their new normal.

A Princess and a prisoner.

A sapphic Romantasy inspired by Sleeping Beauty. Princess Violet is forced to sleep by her controlling father. Brinn is the last Valkyrie and Commander of the Royal Elven Guard.

Among all of the lies and loss, hate and tears, the two of us found each other.

“Wolves are superior and Reds are deadly.” We were lied to from birth. But it wasn’t until I found her that I dared to go against my own people in my search for the truth.

Caitlin must keep the prince’s interest if she’s to gather the information she needs for the rebellion.

But she would rather flirt with the newest court lady. Will she betray her heart or her cause?

Tea makes everything cozier in Trelvania!

Divine has learned a lot about herself, her magic, and her goddess. But now she and Saph are getting ready for the Midwinter Nights Faire, and that’s the worst time for her magic to go haywire! The journey will be a tale to tell…over tea!

What if the side quest was the main quest?

Inspired by RPGs and is set in cozy autumn, Divine is chasing her Talisman and her missing magic when she meets the flirty bartender Saph. Saph will help Divine if she helps her with a quest in a chest.

Old and powerful magic has been uncovered and it is essential to free the world. The problem is no one knows how to use it.

Claire, an accidental escapee, finds herself thrust into the heart of a magical conflict, holding in her possession something the emperor believed lost and fears above all else.

For Claire, freedom isn’t what it seemed.

Claire is on the run and struggling to understand her new magical inheritance. Which for some reason only works for her and with dire consequences. In a world filled with bounty hunting monsters, and mysterious earthquakes, Claire is confronted with the scariest moment of all, telling Lexa how she feels.